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325 Series I Volume XLIV- Serial 92 - Savannah

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born and Shady Dale; encamped for the night at 5. 30 p. m. ; distance marched, eighteen miles. November 21, moved at 7 a. m. via Eatonton Factory; crossed Little River and encamped for the night on the south bank at 5 p. M. ; distance marched, ten miles. November 22,

moved at 7 a. m. via Eatonton; encamped for the night near Meriweather at 6 p. m. ; distance marched, seventeen miles. November 23, moved at 7 a. m. ; passed through Milledgeville at 11 a. m. ; crossed the Oconee River and rejoined our brigade about a mile from Milledgeville; distance marched, eight miles. November 24, moved at 7 a. m. via the Hebron road; encamped for the night three miles west of Hebron at 6 p. m. ; distance marched, twelve miles. November 25, moved at 10 a. m. ; crossed Buffalo Creek and encamped on the east bank for the night at 5 . p. ; distance marched, six miles. November 26, marched at 6. 30 a. m. via Sandersville to Tennille Station, and destroyed railroad track until 6 . p., and then encamped on the railroad one mile east of Tennille Station; distance marched, twelve miles. November 27, resumed work destroying railroad at 7. 30 a. m. ; continued until 2. 30 p. m., when we marched for Davisborough where we arrived at 9. 30 p. m. and encamped for the night; distance marched, ten miles. November 28, moved at 8 a. m. back on the railroad toward Tennille to complete the destruction of the road; returned to Davisborough at 8 p. m. and encamped for the night; distance marched, eighteen miles. November 29, moved at 6 a. m. via Spiers Station; encamped for the night two miles west of Bostwick; distance marched, nineteen miles. November 30, moved at 7 a. m. via the Louisville road; crossed the Ogeechee River about two miles south of Louisville, and encamped for the night at 6 p. m. ; distance marched, ten miles.

December 1, marched at 7 a. m. ; encamped for the night at 5 p. m. ; distancen miles. December 2, moved at 7 a. m. ; encamped for the night near Buck Head Church at 5 . p. ; distance marched, twelve miles. December 3, moved at 1 p. m., the regiment being part of the rear guard of the corps; marched all night and until 4 o'clock next morning; distance marched, eleven miles. December 4, moved at 7. 30 a. m. ; encamped for the night at 5. 30 p. m. near Crooked Creek; distance marched, five miles. December 5, moved at 9 a. m. ; crossed Little Horse Creek and Little Ogeechee River; encamped for the night at 8. 30 p. m. ; distance marched, sixteen miles. December 6, moved at 8 a. m. ; encamped for the night at 6 p. m. ; distance marched, eleven miles. December 7, moved at 7 a. m. ; encamped near Springfield at 7 p. m. ; distance marched, fifteen miles. December 8, moved at 6. 30 a. m. ; encamped for the night near Eden at 3. 30 p. m. ; distance marched, fourteen miles. December 9, marched at 7 a. m. ; encamped for the night at 6 p. m. ; distance marched, eight miles. December 10, moved at 9 a. m. via Savannah road; encamped for the night near the Five-Mile Post; distance marched, ten miles. December 11, went into position in line about four miles from Savannah, where we remained until December 21. At 4 a. m. moved toward Savannah and entered the city just at daylight.

Annexed I have the honor to forward list of casualties for the period herein mentioned. *

Very respectfully, you obedient servant,

THOS. M. WALKER,

Lieutenant Colonel, Commanding 111th Regiment Pennsylvania Veteran Vols.

Captain OLIVER T. MAY,

Actg. Asst. Adjt. General, 3rd Brigadier, 2nd Div., 20th Army Corps.

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*Shows 1 man wounded.

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